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.NET Foundation

organization to improve open-source development around the .NET framework
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.NET Foundation

Summary

.NET Foundation is an organization[1]. .NET Foundation ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • .NET Foundation was a member of Open Source Initiative[3].
  • .NET Foundation's instance of is recorded as organization[4].
  • .NET Foundation's founder is recorded as Microsoft[5].
  • Q5289 is named after .NET Foundation[6].
  • .NET Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Redmond[7].
  • April 2014 marks the founding of .NET Foundation[8].
  • .NET Foundation's official website is recorded as https://dotnetfoundation.org/[9].
  • .NET Foundation's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(6) organization[10].
  • .NET Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+35390'}[11].
  • .NET Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+30193'}[12].
  • .NET Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+43888'}[13].
  • .NET Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+52051'}[14].

Body

Founding

.NET Foundation's founder is recorded as Microsoft[5]. April 2014 marks the founding of .NET Foundation[8].

Operations

.NET Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Redmond[7].

Why It Matters

.NET Foundation ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2] .NET Foundation has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] .NET Foundation is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Microsoft organization WiX

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Bobamnertiopsis · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form → 501(c)(6) organization
    Founded by → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+35390'}, {'amount': '+30193'}, {'amount': '+43888'} +1
    Member of → Open Source Initiative
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1297]]: 47-2119192"
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